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Nickel 201 vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants